The ‘magic spray’ definitely wasn’t going to work on this occasion as blood poured from the wound, so Liverpool’s medical man unleashed a stapler on Skrtel’s head to stop the seepage. Unbelievably, a few minutes later, the 29-year-old central defender was back on the field competing for high balls.

Now Bournemouth have released a video of the gory affair, which took place behind one of the goals at the Goldsands Stadium.